Reader Discussion: What's Your Favorite Remake?

If they haven't been remade, then your favorite game has probably gotten an HD re-release. What's your favorite?

Do you prefer just a straight HD port of a game, like the Jak & Daxter Trilogy HD or The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD? Or do you like complete remakes like Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes or Resident Evil on GameCube?

I like the Ocarina of Time remake for 3DS, and I also like being able to revisit Ico and Shadow of the Colossus recently with better frame-rates and better textures. It took those games to their full potential, without sacrificing or remaking any of the content.

The RE Remake is literally perfect. They not only added content that they couldn't put into the original, but they updated everything to turn a familiar game into something even the most jaded fans could enjoy.

I love something like Twin Snakes, which was a full on remake with new graphics and gameplay. Twin Snakes was such a loving tribute and had so many fun new treatments to the classic gameplay. It made playing the game itself almost new again, a fresh experience combined with the trip down memory lane. I also bought the straight port on psn this gen though as I wanted to see the game exactly as it was when I first played it.
I love being able to return to the games I played through out my life. Seeing them exactly as they were can be a bit of a shock depending on the gen. HD treatments are great because they give you the chance to remember an experience fondly without some of the age showing.
In short I want them all. Give me access to the original and keep remaking or updating the classics and I will keep spending money.

Ducktales. I played and beat that game many times on NES. When it got remastered on PS3 it was a day one download for me. It was just as awesome as I remembered. With updated graphics and great voice work. Worth every penny.

The only real "remake" I've played is the DS FF4, and I thought is was the absolute worst way to experience the game. As for remasters (usually with at least some bonus content), my favorites are FFT: War of the Lions, FF4 GBA version, and the Super Mario All-Stars version of Mario Bros. 3.

The Wind Waker HD fixes every single problem I had with Wind Waker: The faster Waking and sailing, better control for sailing and items, gamepad getting rid of pausing constantly, and better end game all improved the experience. Not to mention the graphics. It caused Wind Waker to shoot up my list of favorite Zelda games.